Rome, Italy. Rome (ing) in the Rain 3

Rome, Italy. Rome (ing) in the Rain

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October 11th 2018
Day 5 - From the monuments of the ancient empire, the Eternal City is an unrivaled open-air museum.The tiny enclave of Vatican City is home to sacred sites and priceless art. It was raining the morning of our tour to Rome. We met up with our tour group at the port of Civitavecchia, and was driven to the Vatican in an hour and a half time. At the Vatican, we admired the Renaissance spendo ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more